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Ernesto Cavallini

Born: 30th August 1807, Milan, Italy

Died: 7th January 1874, Milan, Italy

Nationality: Italian

Ernesto Cavallini was an Italian clarinetist and composer.

Born in Milan, Cavallini studied at the Milan Conservatory under Carulli. He performed at the Conservatoire Concerts in 1830 with his brother, violinist Eugenio Cavallini. He became the principal clarinetist of La Scala under Giacomo Panizza. He also taught at the Milan Conservatory and spent 15 years performing in St Petersburg from 1852 to 1867.

Cavallini played on a six-key boxwood clarinet, which was considered an "outdated" instrument.

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